Thursday, January 15, 2015

Things to Memorize

Decimal to Fraction Equivalents 
A fun, timed game
http://quizlet.com/4317738/scatter

Mental Math Multiplication
http://quizlet.com/18779787/scatter

Memorization of Squares
http://quizlet.com/27353818/scatter

Common Powers and Roots
http://quizlet.com/24021511/scatter

Friday, January 9, 2015

Month 1 Syllabus

Day 1
Monday, Jan. 5
Homework:
Read Fractions, Decimals, Percents Ch. 2
Do all Ch. 2 Check Your Skills Problems (32 problems) for submission on Day 2 (Tuesday)  
Begin Ch. 2 Problem Set (18 problems) for submission on Day 4 (next Monday)

Extra Help:
Watch videos on Khan Academy:
Understanding Fractions:
Comparing Fractions:
Adding/Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators:
Multiplying Fractions:
Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers:

Dividing Fractions by Fractions:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/div-fractions-fractions/v/conceptual-understanding-of-dividing-fractions-by-fractions

Read about fractions on Purplemath:

Alternate Homework:
If Check Your Skills 31, 32 are too advanced, watch videos on any topics about Fractions on Khan Academy
Take 1 page of notes in lieu of 31, 32 and show working of problems presented in the videos

If any Problem Set questions are too advanced, watch videos on any topics about Fractions on Khan Academy
Take ¼ page of notes in lieu of each question you skip











Day 2
Tuesday, Jan. 6
Submit: Ch. 2 Check Your Skills

Homework:
Read Fractions, Decimals, Percents Ch. 3
Do all Ch. 3 Check Your Skills Problems (14 problems) for submission on Day 3 (Thursday)
Begin Ch. 3 Problem Set (15 problems) for submission on Day 4 (next Monday)
Read Fractions, Decimals, Percents Ch. 4 through page 97

Extra Help:
Watch videos on Khan Academy:
Decimals

Alternate Homework
If Check Your Skills 11-14 are too advanced, watch videos on any topics about Decimals on Khan Academy
Take 2 pages of notes in lieu of 11-14 and show working of problems presented in the videos

If any Problem Set questions are too advanced, watch videos on any topics about Decimals on Khan Academy
Take ¼ page of notes in lieu of each question you skip















Day 3
Thursday, Jan. 8
Submit: Ch. 3 Check Your Skills

Homework:
Complete Ch. 2 Problem Set (18 problems) for submission on Day 4 (Monday)
Complete Ch. 3 Problem Set (15 problems) for submission on Day 4 (Monday)
Finish reading Fractions, Decimals, Percents Ch. 4
Do all Ch. 4 Check Your Skills Problems (13 problems)  for submission on Day 4 (Monday)
Do Ch. 4 Problem Set (14 problems) for submission on Day 6 (next Thursday)
Read Fractions, Decimals, Percents Ch. 5
Do all Ch. 5 Check Your Skills Problems (10 problems)  for submission on Day 4 (Monday)
Do Ch. 5 Problem Set (18 problems) for submission on Day 6 (next Thursday)

Extra Help:
For extra help with Ch. 4 Check Your Skills 1-4 watch
Intro to Percentages”
For extra help with Ch. 4 Check Your Skills 5-8 watch
Growing by a Percent”
For extra help with Ch. 5 Check Your Skills 1-4 watch
Converting Decimals to Percents” (video 4) and “Converting Percents to Decimals” (video 7)

Alternate Homework
If Ch. 4 Check Your Skills 11-13 are too advanced, watch videos in “Intro to Percents” on Khan Academy
Take 2 pages of notes in lieu of 11-13 and show working of problems presented in the videos

If Ch. 5 Check Your Skills #10 is too advanced, watch videos in “Intro to Percents” on Khan Academy
Take 1 page of notes in lieu of 10

If any Problem Set questions are too advanced, watch videos in “Intro to Percents” on Khan Academy
Take ¼ page of notes in lieu of each question you skip









Day 4
Monday, Jan. 12

Submit: Ch. 2 and 3 Problem Sets; Ch. 4 and 5 Check Your Skills

Homework:
Read Algebra Ch. 2
Do all Ch. 2 Check Your Skills Problems (15 problems) for submission on Day 5 (Tuesday)
Do Ch. 2 Problem Set (11 problems) for submission on Day 7 (next Tuesday)



Extra Help:
Watch videos on Khan Academy:
The Why of Algebra
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/why-of-algebra/v/why-we-do-the-same-thing-to-both-sides-simple-equations
Equations for Beginners
Solving for a Variable
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/solving_for_variable/v/rearrange-formulas-to-isolate-specific-variables
More Equations for Beginners
Simplifying Complicated Equations
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/solving-linear-equations-and-inequalities/complicated_equations/v/ex-2-multi-step-equation

Algebraic Expressions
Linear Equations and Inequalities (watch first and third video)
Graphing Lines and Slope (watch first two videos)
Systems of Equations (watch first video)
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-systems

Alternate Homework
If Check Your Skills 5-14 are too advanced, watch videos in “Algebraic Expressions” on Khan Academy
Take ¼ page of notes in lieu of each question

If any Problem Set questions are too advanced, watch videos in:
Algebraic Expressions
Linear Equations and Inequalities (watch first and third video)
Graphing Lines and Slope (watch first two videos)
Systems of Equations (watch first video)
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-systems
Take ¼ page of notes in lieu of each question you skip



Day 5
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Submit: Algebra Ch. 2 Check Your Skills

Homework:
Complete Fractions Ch. 4 Problem Set (14 problems) for submission on Day 6 (Thursday)
Complete Fractions Ch. 5 Problem Set (18 problems) for submission on Day 6 (Thursday)
Read Algebra Ch. 3
Do all Ch. 3 Check Your Skills Problems (21 problems) for submission on Day 6 (Thursday)
Do Ch. 3 Problem Set (13 problems) for submission on Day 7 (next Tuesday)
Read Algebra Ch. 4 through p. 88 (stop reading at “Absolute Value”)

Extra Help:
Distributing - FOIL
Factoring Simple Expressions
Factoring Quadratic Expressions
Solving Quadratics by Factoring
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/quadratics-polynomials-topic/solving-quadratics-factoring/v/factoring-quadratic-expressions

Alternate Homework
If any Problem Set questions are too advanced, watch videos in:
Distributing - FOIL
Factoring Simple Expressions
Factoring Quadratic Expressions
Solving Quadratics by Factoring
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/quadratics-polynomials-topic/solving-quadratics-factoring/v/factoring-quadratic-expressions
Take ¼ page of notes in lieu of each question you skip









Day 6
Thursday, Jan. 15
Submit: Fractions Ch. 4 and 5 Problem Set; Algebra Ch. 3 Check Your Skills

Homework:
Complete Algebra Ch. 2 Problem Set (11 problems) for submission on Day 7 (Tuesday)
Complete Algebra Ch. 3 Problem Set (13 problems) for submission on Day 7 (Tuesday)
Finish reading Algebra Ch. 4
Do all Ch. 4 Check Your Skills Problems (29 problems)  for submission on Day 7 (Tuesday)
Do Ch. 4 Problem Set (8 problems) for submission on Day 8 (next Thursday)
Read Algebra Ch. 5
Do all Ch.5 Check Your Skills Problems (13 problems) for submission on Day 7 (Tuesday)
Do Ch. 5 Problem Set (19 problems) for submission on Day 8 (next Thursday)



Extra Help:
Inequality Basics
Inequality Multiplication/Division etc.
Compound and Absolute Value Inequalities
Advanced Inequalities

Function Introduction
Recognizing Functions
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/algebra-functions/recognizing-functions/v/testing-if-a-relationship-is-a-function

Alternate Homework:
If any Problem Set questions are too advanced, watch videos in:
Inequality Basics
Inequality Multiplication/Division etc.
Compound and Absolute Value Inequalities
Advanced Inequalities

Function Introduction
Recognizing Functions
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/algebra-functions/recognizing-functions/v/testing-if-a-relationship-is-a-function






Day 7
Tuesday, Jan. 20

Submit: Algebra Ch. 2 and 3 Problem Set; Ch. 4 and 5 Check Your Skills

Homework:
Complete Ch. 4 Problem Set (8 problems) for submission on Day 8 (Thursday)
Complete Ch. 5 Problem Set (19 problems) for submission on Day 8 (Thursday)
Read Quant Comp. Ch. 3
Do Quant Comp. Ch. 3 Problem Set (10 problems) for submission on Day 8 (Thursday)

Day 8
Thursday, Jan. 22
Submit: Algebra Ch. 4, 5 Problem Set; Quant Comp. Ch. 3 Problem Set

Homework:
Read Quant Comp. Ch. 4
Do Quant Comp. Ch. 4 Problem Set (10 problems) for submission on Day 9 (Monday)
Read Quant Comp. Ch. 8
Begin Quant Comp. Ch. 8 Data Interpretation Problem A and B (p. 158, 160) for submission on Day 11 (Wednesday)

Day 9
Monday, Jan. 26

Submit: Quant Comp Ch. 4 Problem Set

Homework:
Finish reading Quant Comp. Ch. 8
Complete Quant Comp. Ch. 8 Data Interpretation Problem A and B (p. 158, 160) for submission on Day 11 (Wednesday)

Day 10
Monday, Dec. 22

Submit: Quant Comp. Ch. 8 Data Interp. Problems A, B